Brooklyn Preparatory School

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'''Brooklyn Preparatory School''', commonly referred to as '''Brooklyn Prep''', was a highly selective [[Jesuit]] preparatory school in the [[Crown Heights]] neighborhood of [[Brooklyn]] in [[New York City]]. It was founded by the [[Jesuits|Society of Jesus]] in 1908. The school educated generations of young men from throughout [[New York City]] and [[Long Island]] until its closure in 1972.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/where-the-best-defense-for-paterno-was-a-jesuit-prep-school/ |title=At Brooklyn Prep, Paterno Learned Latin and Bravado |last=Berger |first=Joseph |date=January 24, 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=August 22, 2012}}</ref> A new school of the same name now exists in the same borough.

== History == The Prep was located on 1150 Carroll Street in the [[Crown Heights, Brooklyn|Crown Heights]] section of [[Brooklyn]], New York. The grounds and buildings are presently part of [[Medgar Evers College]] of the [[City University of New York]] (CUNY). Located next to the Prep was the Church of [[St. Ignatius Loyola]], which was also run by the Jesuits and which was closed in 2011.

As a Jesuit institution, Brooklyn Prep was noted for its religious values, classical roots (e.g., [[Latin]] and Greek), and dress code (ties and jackets) – all part of its goal of turning out well-rounded, educated men. Most of its graduates matriculated to four-year colleges. For many years, the school offered a full $1,800 four-year scholarship to the winner of its annual "Diocesan Spelling Bee", which was open to all eighth grade male students from the Diocese of Brooklyn as well as the Diocese of Rockville Center.

The "Prep" was part of a group of eight Jesuit secondary schools in New York and New Jersey ([[Regis High School (New York City)|Regis]], [[Xavier High School (New York City)|Xavier]], [[Loyola School (New York City)|Loyola]], [[Fordham Preparatory School|Fordham Prep]], [[St. Peter's Preparatory School|St. Peter's Prep]], [[Canisius High School|Canisius]] and [[McQuaid Jesuit High School|McQuaid]]).

The school closed in 1972, but its 100th anniversary of the school was celebrated by alumni and former faculty in October 2008.

In 2003, New York Nativity began Brooklyn Jesuit Prep, a co-educational middle school. BJP operated in the former St. Teresa's School at Sterling Place and Classon Avenue in Crown Heights until 2020. BJP then moved to the former St. Vincent Ferrer school building at 37th and Glenwood in East Flatbush. BJP continues to provide Jesuit education for 5th through 8th grades. All students receive a substantial scholarship to attend.<ref>[http://www.brooklynjesuit.org Brooklyn Jesuit Prep website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709085844/http://www.nynativity.org/bjp/ |date=July 9, 2013}}.</ref>

==Notable alumni== Among Brooklyn Prep's notable alumni are: *[[John Agresto]], 1963 - President of St. John's College in Santa Fe *[[Robert S. Bennett]], 1957 – Washington, D.C., attorney<ref name="alumni">* {{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynprep.org/award.htm|title=Alumni and Honorary Alumni Awards|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213060242/http://www.brooklynprep.org/award.htm|archive-date=December 13, 2007|df=mdy-all}} (official site)</ref> *[[William Peter Blatty]], 1945 – author of ''[[The Exorcist (novel)|The Exorcist]]''<ref name="alumni" /> *[[Joseph Califano]], 1948 – former [[Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare]]<ref name="alumni" /> *[[Ken Charles]], 1969 - played in NBA for Buffalo Braves and Atlanta Hawks *[[John Dockery]], 1962 - NFL player and sportscaster *[[William P. Ford]], 1953 – international civil rights attorney<ref name="alumni" /> *[[Joseph A. Healey]], 1947 – US Army major general<ref>{{cite book |date=11 October 2008 |title=Brooklyn Preparatory High School, 1908–2008 |url=https://brooklynprep.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/BP_Yearbook_Final-for-Web.pdf |location=Brooklyn |publisher=Brooklyn Preparatory High School |page=47}}</ref><ref name="General1979">{{cite book |date=1979 |title=General Officers of the Army and Air National Guard |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/General_Officers_of_the_Army_and_Air_Nat/gsTk8R96In4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22joseph+a.+healey%22+national+guard&pg=RA5-PA1968-IA1&printsec=frontcover |location=Washington, DC |publisher=National Guard Bureau |pages=1968–1969 |via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> *[[Jack Hofsiss]], 1967 – director of ''[[The Elephant Man (1982 film)|The Elephant Man]]''<ref name="alumni" /> *[[Peter T. King]], 1961 - U.S. House of Representatives *[[Joseph M. McLaughlin]], 1950 – Senior Appellate Judge, Second Circuit<ref name="alumni" /> *[[John Musto]], 1972 – composer, concert pianist; 1997 [[Pulitzer Prize in Music]] finalist *[[Joe Paterno]], 1944 – football coach at [[Penn State]] for 45 years *[[Joseph Roccasalvo]], 1940 – author, academic, and retired priest *[[John Sexton]], 1959 – President of [[New York University]]<ref name="alumni" /> *[[George A. Sheehan]], 1936 – best-selling running and fitness expert *[[Raymond Siller]], 1956 – television writer, political consultant *[[Curtis Sliwa]], attended – American [[political candidate]], [[Talk radio|radio talk show]] host, and founder of the [[Guardian Angels]].

==Notable faculty== Noted faculty included: *Rev. [[Thomas V. Bermingham]], SJ – classical scholar; professor at [[Georgetown University]] and [[Fordham University]] who worked on ''[[The Exorcist]]'' *Rev. [[Daniel Berrigan]], SJ – peace activist; author and poet *Rev. [[Edward B. Bunn]], SJ – dean of Brooklyn Prep and later president of [[Loyola University Maryland]] and Georgetown University *Rev. [[J. Charles Davey]], SJ – first dean of Brooklyn Prep and president of [[Saint Joseph's University]] *[[John C. Lawn]] – varsity basketball coach, who became [[Drug Enforcement Administration]] Administrator, COO of the [[New York Yankees]], and CEO of [[The Century Council]]

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